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<h2>Australian athletes data set</h2>

<h3>Description</h3>

<p>These data were collected in a study of how 
data on various characteristics of the bloood varied with sport
body size and sex of the athlete.
</p>


<h3>Usage</h3>

<pre>data(ais)</pre>


<h3>Format</h3>

<p>A data frame with 202 observations on the following 13 variables.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>rcc</dt><dd><p>red blood cell count, in <i></i></p>
</dd>
<dt>wcc</dt><dd><p>while blood cell count, in <i></i> per liter</p>
</dd>
<dt>hc</dt><dd><p>hematocrit, percent</p>
</dd>
<dt>hg</dt><dd><p>hemaglobin concentration, in g per decaliter</p>
</dd>
<dt>ferr</dt><dd><p>plasma ferritins, ng <i></i></p>
</dd>
<dt>bmi</dt><dd><p>Body mass index, kg <i></i></p>
</dd>
<dt>ssf</dt><dd><p>sum of skin folds</p>
</dd>
<dt>pcBfat</dt><dd><p>percent Body fat</p>
</dd>
<dt>lbm</dt><dd><p>lean body mass, kg</p>
</dd>
<dt>ht</dt><dd><p>height, cm</p>
</dd>
<dt>wt</dt><dd><p>weight, kg</p>
</dd>
<dt>sex</dt><dd><p>a factor with levels <code>f</code> <code>m</code></p>
</dd>
<dt>sport</dt><dd><p>a factor with levels <code>B_Ball</code> <code>Field</code> 
<code>Gym</code> <code>Netball</code> <code>Row</code> <code>Swim</code> <code>T_400m</code> 
<code>T_Sprnt</code> <code>Tennis</code> <code>W_Polo</code></p>
</dd>
</dl>



<h3>Details</h3>

<p>Do blood hemoglobin concentrations of athletes in endurance-related
events differ from those in power-related events?
</p>


<h3>Source</h3>

<p>These data were the basis for the analyses that are reported in
Telford and Cunningham (1991).
</p>


<h3>References</h3>

<p>Telford, R.D. and Cunningham, R.B. 1991.  Sex, sport and
body-size dependency of hematology in highly trained athletes.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 23: 788-794.
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